Unusually shaped mail, like square or vertical envelopes, lumpy envelopes, rigid envelopes, and mail with clasps, string, buttons, must be hand-cancelled. They are charged a non-machineable fee even if they weigh less than 1 ounce.
Pontius Pilate. Pontius Pilate (/ËpÉnáµÊÉs ËpaÉªlÉt/ or /ËpÉnti.És ËpaÉªlÉt/; Latin: Pontius PÄ«lÄtus, Greek: ÏÏÎ½ÏÎ¹Î¿Ï ÏÎ¹Î»Î¬ÏÎ¿Ï, Pontios PÄ«lÄtos) was the governor of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26 until 36. He was the sixth Procurator of Judaea.
Saint Nicholas, the Archbishop of Myra in Asia Minor (now Demre, Turkey) and popularly accepted as the personage on whom Santa Claus is base was born around the year 304. No month or date was given in my source. Source(s): THE CHRISTMAS ENCYCLOPEDIA, by William D. Crump.